WOL2023 Proverbs-01
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God is the source of true wisdom.
God is reflected in a person’s life to the extent that they exhibit the wisdom that He produces.
God gives us a surefire way to see if we are wise, and those around us are wise by measurable and illustrated means.
The Book of Proverbs is God’s Word about wisdom lived out in everyday life.
A wise person grows in wisdom, they learn, they are correctable.
On the other hand, a foolish person decreases in wisdom, flees from correction, and reflects their foolishness in their character, their relationships, and in their words.
God explains to those who are wise, that you can understand what a person really is like by taking enough time to analyze them from three perspectives: ATTITUDES (watch for reflections of their internal, spiritual character); FRIENDS (observe their relationships); WORDS( and listen to their words).
Those three will reveal what that person is really like.
Listen to what Jesus the Judge said in the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 7:16-20 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Proverbs explains genuine salvation is characterized by wisdom from God, and how the fruit of that godly wisdom verifies the person is truly saved!
